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Company blames sales declines at mass and fewer closeouts in IBD channel for revenue drop in second quarter. MONTRÉAL (BRAIN) — Dorel Industries reported that second-quarter revenue was down 11 percent in its sports division, which includes its mass and IBD bike businesses, including Cannondale, Caloi, GT, Mongoose, Schwinn and Sugoi brands

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (BRAIN) — Protective gear company G-Form has hired Michael DeLeon as VP of global marketing. DeLeon comes from Dorel Sports where he was director of integrated marketing and communications for the company’s three global bike divisions — Cycling Sports Group, Pacific Cycle Group and Apparel Footwear Group — and each of the division’s brands, which include Cannondale, GT, Schwinn, Mongoose, Sugoi, Sombrio, Kid Trax and Guru.

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Worksman Cycles will open a new manufacturing facility in Conway, South Carolina, in the first quarter of 2016. The new 100,000 square-foot factory is being built to meet the increased demand for Worksman’s line of industrial and recreational bicycles and tricycles. “While the entire cycle industry relocated to Asia in the 1980s and 90s, we made a commitment to manufacturing in America,” said Jeff Mishkin, Worksman’s CEO

NEW YORK (BRAIN) — Worksman Cycles will open a new manufacturing facility in Conway, South Carolina, in the first quarter of 2016. The new 100,000 square-foot factory is being built to meet the increased demand for Worksman’s line of industrial and recreational bicycles and tricycles.

NOVATO, Calif. (BRAIN) — Marin Mountain Bikes has hired Chris Holmes as the company’s new brand director. Holmes will be responsible for establishing and coordinating all of Marin’s marketing activities. Matt VanEnkevort, Marin’s CEO, said, “Chris is someone I have known and respected for some time

BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Industry veteran Bruno Maier, currently president of Boulder-based car-rack manufacturer RockyMounts, has joined the board of directors of the Colorado Mountain Bike Association (COMBA), a chapter of the International Mountain Bicycling Association